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**Ruilnasr** · 05-28-2012, 10:03 PM

As-Salamu-'alaykum wa rehmatullahi wa barakatuhu

I have this bad habit of saying "Jesus Christ!" when ever I hear some bad/horrific or shocking/surprising news. I say this involuntarily, as in, I just blurt it out without thinking.
Is this bad? I know I should be saying stuff like "inna lillahi....." or "Oh my God" instead, but I can't hep it , its a force of habit. I'll try to get rid of it inshaAllah.

The reason I think this may be an issue is because this is commonly exclaimed by Christians, who consider Jesus (pbuh) to be divine. So instead of saying "Oh my God" at a moment of shock, they say "Oh My Jesus", or something of the sort that implies the divinity of Jesus (na'udhubillah)

What I want to know is, am I sinning by saying this? Keep in mind that I am in fact a Muslim and in no way do I believe that Jesus (pbuh) was God (na'udhubillah).

I just wanted to disagree with the part I bolded. Many Christians believe that saying any of the above ("Oh my God, Jesus Christ, etc.) in the context of a moment of shock, as you describe, is considered "taking the Lord's name in vain" and sinful. Unless I am misunderstanding your moment of shock context.

05-28-2012, 10:03 PM	#4
Ruilnasr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 405 Senior Member	As-Salamu-'alaykum wa rehmatullahi wa barakatuhu I have this bad habit of saying "Jesus Christ!" when ever I hear some bad/horrific or shocking/surprising news. I say this involuntarily, as in, I just blurt it out without thinking. Is this bad? I know I should be saying stuff like "inna lillahi....." or "Oh my God" instead, but I can't hep it , its a force of habit. I'll try to get rid of it inshaAllah. The reason I think this may be an issue is because this is commonly exclaimed by Christians, who consider Jesus (pbuh) to be divine. So instead of saying "Oh my God" at a moment of shock, they say "Oh My Jesus", or something of the sort that implies the divinity of Jesus (na'udhubillah) What I want to know is, am I sinning by saying this? Keep in mind that I am in fact a Muslim and in no way do I believe that Jesus (pbuh) was God (na'udhubillah). I just wanted to disagree with the part I bolded. Many Christians believe that saying any of the above ("Oh my God, Jesus Christ, etc.) in the context of a moment of shock, as you describe, is considered "taking the Lord's name in vain" and sinful. Unless I am misunderstanding your moment of shock context.
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